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A member asked:
How to keep from vomiting during colonoscopy prep?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Good question: This is certainly a question that comes up often in my practice. There are many tricks, but the most common are changing the prep (of which there are many), drinking it slower over more time, and adding flavoring.
Answered 7/4/2019
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Basics: Some basic remedies include keeping it cold, using a straw, or mixing / chasing it with something you like. Otherwise you may need a different bowel prep or a dose of an anti-emetic like Phenergan (promethazine) or Reglan before you start.
Answered 12/5/2020
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Take a break : The prep is not getting through your system quick enough, take a break for an hour or so let the nausea resolve, the start again, if your feel nauseas again stop for a bit.
Answered 9/11/2018
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